About this Event
For a few hours, you do not have to be the one doing, managing, holding, or figuring everything out.
A Space to Exhale is a three-hour in-person experience created for anyone who has been feeling full, stretched, busy, disconnected, or simply in need of some space for themselves.
For one afternoon, you do not need to be productive. You do not need to arrive calm. You do not need to know how to meditate or have any previous experience with breathwork.
You can simply arrive as you are.
We will begin with mindful movement and grounding, giving your body time to arrive before moving into a guided conscious connected breathwork journey.
The breathwork will unfold gradually. You will be supported in finding your own rhythm, listening to your body, and choosing what feels right for you throughout the experience.
After approximately one hour of breathwork, you will be invited to rest into an immersive sound bath, allowing the body to settle, enojoy the vibration and integrate.
From there, we will move into quiet reflection and journaling, followed by an optional opportunity to connect and share before we close the afternoon together.
Three hours. No pressure to perform. No expectation to have a breakthrough. Just space to breathe, feel, rest and reconnect.
You may leave feeling a little more grounded, a little more spacious, and a little more connected.
Come on your own or bring someone you care about. Beginners are very welcome.
Sunday, September 27 | 2:00–5:00 PM
131 Bank Street, Ottawa
Limited to 20 participants
Individual admission: $65
Bring-a-Friend admission: $120 for two
Your afternoon will be guided by a team of facilitators, with mindful movement led by George Sabbagh, conscious connected breathwork with Emely Alcina, an immersive sound bath with Franco Dag, and integration support with May Devi.
A little more about the experience
Breathwork can meet each person differently. You may notice relaxation, energy, emotion, physical sensations, clarity, stillness, or something entirely different.
There is no “right” experience to have.
Throughout the session, you are always welcome to slow your breathing, return to your natural breath, pause, rest, or choose not to participate in any particular part of the experience.
Before attending
Because conscious connected breathwork is not appropriate for everyone, each participant will complete a brief health screening and informed consent form before the event.
If the information provided indicates that this particular breathwork experience is not appropriate for you, we will contact you directly and arrange a refund.
Tickets are otherwise non-refundable but may be transferred to another person, provided the new participant completes the required health screening and consent form before attending.
This is a community wellness experience offered outside the scope of psychotherapy. It is not psychotherapy, and psychotherapy receipts will not be issued.
Agenda
🕑: 02:00 PM
Arrival, Welcome and What to Expect
Info: Time to arrive, settle into the space, meet the facilitators, and learn how the afternoon will unfold. We will introduce the breath, talk about what you may experience, review choice and pacing, and answer any questions before we begin.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:50 PM
Mindful Movement and Grounding
Host: George Sabbagh, Mindful Movement and Grounding Facilitat
Info: Gentle movement and grounding practices to help you arrive more fully in your body and prepare for the breathwork experience.
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:50 PM
Conscious Connected Breathwork
Host: Emely Alcina, RP, Conscious Breathwork Facilitator
Info: A guided breathwork journey of approximately one hour, beginning gradually and allowing space to explore the breath, body sensations, emotion, awareness, and your own internal experience.
🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:15 PM
Sound Bath and Integration
Host: Franco Dag, Sound Healing Facilitator
Info: The breathwork will flow into a sound bath, offering time for the body and nervous system to received, to settle, rest, and integrate the experience.
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Quiet Journaling and Reflection
Info: A little quiet space to notice what is present, write, reflect, or simply remain with your experience.
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Optional Sharing Circle, Tea and Treats, closing
Host: May Devi, Integration and Sharing Circle Facilitator
Info: An opportunity to share if you would like, listen to others, connect, and enjoy some tea and light treats together. The timing below is approximate and may shift slightly depending on the needs and rhythm of the group.
Event venue & nearby stays
131 Bank St 3rd floor, 131 Bank Street, Ottawa, Canada
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